SWOT Matrix Template

SWOT analysis is a structured planning method, which lets define the objective of the business, internal and external factors favorable or unfavorable for achieving this objective, represent Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats on the SWOT Matrix. SWOT analysis can be conducted for an industry, company, product, place, or person. It lets to choose the best path for development of an organization, helps to avoid dangers, gives opportunity to establish relationship between the potential of an organization and the problems, lets to assess the values of profitability and compare them with performance of competitors, gives the possibility to expand and enhance the competitive advantages.
SWOT and TOWS Matrix Diagrams solution included to ConceptDraw Solution Park contains wide variety of SWOT and TOWS matrix diagrams examples and samples, and also specially developed templates. Each SWOT template have great value in easy and quick drawing of SWOT matrices and diagrams in ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software for Mac OSX and Windows. Read more

UML Activity Diagram is a type of UML diagrams, which illustrates the business and operational step-by-step workflows of components within a system and shows the overall flow of control. UML Activity Diagram is constructed from a limited number of shapes, connected each other with arrows. The most important shape types are rounded rectangles, diamonds, bars, black circle, encircled black circle. The arrows represent the order in which activities happen and run from the start towards the end. ConceptDraw PRO software enhanced with Rapid UML solution is ideal for software designers and software developers who need to draw the UML Activity Diagrams and other types of UML diagrams. It is convenient to use the appropriate stencils of UML notation from the UML Activity library included to the Rapid UML solution of ConceptDraw Solution Park and containing a lot of specific vector UML objects. Use them to design your own UML Activity Diagrams, make them colorful and attractive with style tools of ConceptDraw PRO software. Read more

Use this template to design your five set Venn diagrams.
"Five-set Venn diagram using congruent ellipses in a radially symmetrical arrangement devised by Branko Grünbaum. Labels have been simplified for greater readability." [Venn diagram. Wikipedia]
The template "5-set Venn diagram" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Venn Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

A picture chart (image chart, pictorial graph) is the type of a bar graph visualizing numarical data using symbols and pictograms.
In the field of economics and finance use a picture graph with columns in the form of coins. For population comparison statistics use a chart with columns in the form of manikins. To show data increase or decrease use arrows bar charts.
The arrow chart template "Picture graph" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Basic Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

A picture chart (image chart, pictorial graph) is the type of a bar graph visualizing numarical data using symbols and pictograms.
In the field of economics and finance use a picture graph with columns in the form of coins. For population comparison statistics use a chart with columns in the form of manikins. To show data increase or decrease use arrows bar charts.
The picture graph template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Picture Graphs solution from the Graphs and Charts area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) is ideal tool that helps execute the detalization of data warehouse for a given designed system, lets to document the system's entities, attributes (objects' properties), and their interactions each other (relationships). Creation of an ERD requires the choice of specific set of notations, which the best suits for your database design. Two notations - Chen’s and Crow's Foot are applied for ERDs design. Chen's notation was developed first and has linguistic approach, the boxes represent the entities and are considered as nouns, relationships between them are shown as diamonds in a verb form. Over time Chen’s style was adapted into the popular standard - Crow’s Foot notation, where entities are shown as boxes and relationships - as labeled lines.
ConceptDraw PRO software supplied with Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) solution offers samples and templates of ER diagrams, and also ready-to-use vector design elements - ERD Crow′s Foot and Chen's notation icons for easy designing your own ER diagrams for depicting databases. Read more

"Package diagram is UML structure diagram which shows packages and dependencies between the packages.
Model diagrams allow to show different views of a system, for example, as multi-layered (aka multi-tiered) application - multi-layered application model.
The following nodes and edges are typically drawn in a package diagram: package, packageable element, dependency, element import, package import, package merge." [uml-diagrams.org/package-diagrams.html]
The template "UML package diagram" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Rapid UML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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The template "Porter's value chain diagram" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Matrices solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

"The TOWS matrix ... serves as a conceptual framework for future research about the combination of external factors and those internal to the enterprise, and the strategies based on these variables.
Equally important, the matrix 'forces' practicing managers to analyze the situation of their company and to develop
strategies, tactics, and actions for the effective and efficient attainment of its organizational objectives and its mission." [usfca.edu/fac_staff/weihrichh/docs/tows.pdf]
This TOWS analysis matrix diagram template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the SWOT Analysis solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

"A swim lane (or swimlane) is a visual element used in process flow diagrams, or flowcharts, that visually distinguishes responsibilities for sub-processes of a business process. Swim lanes may be arranged either horizontally or vertically. In the accompanying example, the swimlanes are named Customer, Sales, Contracts, Legal, and Fulfillment, and are arranged vertically. ...
When used to diagram a business process that involves more than one department, swimlanes often serve to clarify not only the steps and who is responsible for each one, but also how delays, mistakes or cheating are most likely to occur.
Many process modeling methodologies utilize the concept of swimlanes, as a mechanism to organize activities into separate visual categories in order to illustrate different functional capabilities or responsibilities (organisational roles). Swimlanes are used in Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) and Unified Modeling Language activity diagram modeling methodologies." [Swim lane. Wikipedia]
The template "UML activity diagram (swimlanes)" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Rapid UML solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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"IDEF0, a compound acronym (Icam DEFinition for Function Modeling, where 'ICAM' is an acronym for Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing) is a function modeling methodology for describing manufacturing functions, which offers a functional modeling language for the analysis, development, reengineering, and integration of information systems; business processes; or software engineering analysis.
IDEF0 is part of the IDEF family of modeling languages in the field of software engineering, and is built on the functional modeling language Structured Analysis and Design Technique (SADT). ...
FIPS PUB 183 "Integration Definition for Function Modeling (IDEF0)," was withdrawn as a Federal Standard (in favor of OPEN Specifications and Standards) September 2, 2008, as cited in "The Federal Register", Volume 73, page 51276 (73FR/51276). ...
IDEF0, used to produce a "function model". A function model is a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes within the modeled system or subject area." [IDEF0. Wikipedia]
The template "IDEF0 diagram" is included in the IDEF0 Diagrams solution from the Software Development area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

"Causes in the diagram are often categorized, such as to the 6 M's ...
The 6 Ms (used in manufacturing industry):
(1) Machine (technology);
(2) Method (process);
(3) Material (Includes Raw Material, Consumables and Information.);
(4) Man Power (physical work)/Mind Power (brain work): Kaizens, Suggestions;
(5) Measurement (Inspection);
(6) Milieu/Mother Nature (Environment).
The original 6Ms used by the Toyota Production System have been expanded by some to include the following and are referred to as the 8Ms. However, this is not globally recognized. It has been suggested to return to the roots of the tools and to keep the teaching simple while recognizing the original intent; most programs do not address the 8Ms.
(7) Management/Money Power;
(8) Maintenance." [Ishikawa diagram. Wikipedia]
This 8Ms Ishikawa diagram (manufacturing cause and effect diagram) template is included in the Fishbone Diagram solution from the Management area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

Step chart visualize a horizontal process list. It's used in marketing to portray the sequence of actions or dependence of several concepts and categories.
The step chart template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Block Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more

"Directional control valves are one of the most fundamental parts in hydraulic machinery as well and pneumatic machinery. They allow fluid flow into different paths from one or more sources. They usually consist of a spool inside a cylinder which is mechanically or electrically controlled. The movement of the spool restricts or permits the flow, thus it controls the fluid flow. ...
While working with layouts of hydraulic machinery it is cumbersome to draw actual picture of every valve and other components.instead of pictures symbols are used for variety of components in the hydraulic system to highlight the functional aspects. symbol for directional control valve is made of number of square boxes adjacent to each other depending on the number of positions.connections to the valve are shown on these squares by capital letters.usually they are named only in their normal position and not repeated in other positions.actuation system of the valve is also designated in its symbol." [Directional control valve. Wikipedia]
The Mac template "Pneumatic 5-ported 3-position valve" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Mechanical Engineering solution from the Engineering area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Use this template of arrow circle chart (circle arrow diagram, segmented cycle diagram) in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software to visualize progression or continuing sequence of stages, tasks or events as circular flow.
The template "Arrow circle chart" is included in the Pie Charts solution of the Graphs and Charts area in ConceptDraw Solution Park. Read more